The construction which today houses the Mayor's Office and the Local Council of Vișeu De Sus Town, was the former administration of the estates of Pop Simion, and dates back to the beginning of twentieth century
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Vişeu de Sus is located in the north-eastern part of the County of Maramureş, in the Maramureş Depression, at the confluence of the Vişeu and Vaser Valleys. The first documentary record of the locality appears in "Diplome maramureșene din sec. XIV-XV" / "XIV-XV century Maramureş Diplomas" by Ioan...
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Located in the North-East of Maramureș county, Maramureșului Mountains Natural Park has a surface of 148,850 ha and is the largest natural park in Romania. The central part and the highest part of the chain of mountains crosses the park from North-West to South-East and comprises the most...
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The most valuable natural objective from Vişeu de Sus area is Vaserului Valley which stands out by the existence of mocăniței (steam train), the main attraction of tourists, with a tourist tradition dating back to 20th century.
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Since 1932, the Forestry Railway Vișeu de Sus has functioned almost without stop, being the last one of this kind in Europe which is still being used for the transport of wood. Since 2000 steam trains for tourists have regularly travelled on Vaserului Valley. The season starts in the spring and...
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The tourist and recreational potential of Vișeu de Sus Town is privileged by: The special natural framework owing to the location in the area of Maramureșului Mountains which now belong to the Natural Park with the same name; The existence of natural attractions such as the forests spread with rich flora and fauna which represent an excellent reason for the realization of tourist routes for hitchhiking trips in the nature; The richness of mineral waters with healing effects from the area of Vinului Valley from the Vaserului Valley basin; Preservation of authentic cultural and historical values which represent premises for the development of rural tourism. Also, the most valuable natural objective from the area Vişeu de Sus is Vaserului Valley which stands out by the existence of mocăniței (steam train), the main attraction of tourists.

Mocănița on Vaserului Valley

Since 1932, the Forestry Railway Vișeu de Sus has functioned almost without stop, being the last one of this kind in Europe which is still being used for the transport of wood. Since 2000 steam trains for tourists have regularly travelled on Vaserului Valley. The season starts in the spring and ends in autumn (May-October). The highest altitude of the railway is in Comanu area 1.100 m, the departure from Vișeu de Sus being at altitude 600 m.

The tourist trains climb to Paltin station (km 21,6), about two hours away from Vișeu de Sus, where a place for halt has been arranged. Until the return of the train to Paltin, the tourists can spend a little time in the nature or admire the sight from the platform located on the cliff nearby.

The complete route measures about 50 km from Vişeu de Sus to the terminal station Comanu. Starting from Vişeu de Sus to the forest, in Delta-Novăţ, where the track forms a triangle for branching, the railway branches out to the right on a distance of almost 7 km towards Novăţ Valley, and to the left, along Vaser River, the main line continues to Comanu. Through Cozia, Botizu, Făina and up to Comanu, the railway passes through a spectacular area from the point of view of the landscape. In Făina, upstream from the station you can visit a chapel built by Austrian colonists, dedicated to Princess Elisabeth ("Sissi").At 5 km after Făina, at Măcârlău, the railway crosses the remains of a dam, which was robust in other times, in the past it had an important function in the rafting process.